Rangers FC in crisis: What lies in store for Bocanegra, Edu, and Bedoya?

Rangers FC is in crisis undergoing Chapter 13 or financial administration. The news gets worse as players have been warned that many of them will be let go. As many as eleven face the axe. By the end of the day we will get to know.

News from across the pond this morning, as legendary club Glasgow Rangers FC have announced the imminent departure of up to eight first team players in an attempt slash payroll, two of them being USMNT players Carlos Bocangera and Alejandro Bedoya. The article from Express.co.uk writer Scott Burns seemed to imply that is was, in fact, Bedoya who was more likely to return to MLS stating, "It now means the likes of McCulloch, Neil Alexander, Sasa Papac, David Healy, Carlos Bocanegra and Alejandro Bedoya – if he doesn't agree a move to the MLS – look set to be amongst the first victims when the cuts are made.

Alejandro Bedoya and Rangers will take on Arbroath in the Scottish FA Cup on Sunday.

Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu both started as Alejandro Bedoya made the bench away against Arbroath in weekend Scottish action.

One of Europe's more storied clubs finds itself in serious financial jeopardy, and a trio of U.S. internationals could be directly impacted by the repercussions.

Glasgow Rangers, the Scottish power that is home to U.S. internationals Carlos Bocanegra, Maurice Edu and Alejandro Bedoya, is on the verge of going into administration.

The long and painful climb out of financial ruin for Rangers is just getting started as administrators meet with players today.

Rangers, who were docked 10 points after formally entering administration earlier this week, could face a tax bill of around $156 million. The playing staff, which includes USA internationals Alejandro Bedoya, Maurice Edu and national-team captain Carlos Bocanegra, have been given assurances that there will be no immediate cuts.

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The Guardian reports that Rangers players have come to an agreement whereby top earners have their salaries cut by 75% while those earning less suffer a smaller 25% to 50% reduction. This was thrashed out to avoid player redundancies.

It's time for another Wednesday hat trick and QOTD. With the MLS season fast approaching, excitement is building for the 2012 Fire campaign. It is likely the most of the players on the team right now will be on the opening day roster, but there could be an interesting development or two before the season starts.

Ally McCoist did not sign up to save Rangers but he maybe doing just that

Well, hurrah for the players. They finally come to an agreement which will see their wages cut from anywhere between 25% to 75% depending on how much they get paid. In return, there will be no redundancies till the end of the season.

As usual, it was a fierce and heated battle in the Old Firm derby.

While the Scottish Premier League title race is over (Celtic have a commanding 18 point lead), there was much at stake. It was a match which saw three red cards and drastic momentum swings.

Rangers would start off strong as Sone Aluko made it 1-0 in the 11th minute.

Clint Dempsey's tremendous season for Fulham has not gone unnoticed overseas after all.

After being left off the Professional Footballers' Association Premier League Team of the Year, Dempsey took fourth in the Football Writers' Association voting for Premier League Player of the Year.

The timing could not be worse for Jozy Altidore.

With three friendlies and a pair of World Cup qualifiers on the horizon for the U.S. national team and his club in a fight for a place in Europe next season, Altidore was forced to exit AZ Alkmaar's 1-1 draw with NEC in the first half with an apparent head injury.

We start with troubling news from the 1-1 draw between AZ and NEC Breda in the Eredivisie. According to reports, Jozy Altidore fell against the ad boards and was knocked unconscious. AZ was forced to sub him out in the 35th minute for Ruud Boymans. NEC had opened the scoring in the 13th minute, with Boymans equalizing for AZ in the 59th.